Northside Boys & Girls Club taking over the PICO crickets

Big Idea: The Northside Boys & Girls Club summer interns created contraptions using the new PICO crickets.

Time: July 27-30, 2006 from 11:30am to 3:30pm.

Participants: Valerie T., Valerie R., Angel, Rachel, Diana, Joey, Juan, Blanca, Lazaro, Rosie, Rockey, Saafir, and Sammie.

Activity: The Northside Boys and Girls Club teens began their training on the new PICO crickets. They found that the new technology easier and better than the old Bluedot crickets. The teens quickly mastered programming with the PICOs and continued toward building new projects. Lazaro (left) puts finishing touches on his retro lamp.


Best Part: The new PICO cricket were so much easier to use that each teen picked it up quickly.

Worst Part: It is very difficult to build new sensors for the new PICOs

Valerie R. programs her lamp.

Blanca and Rosie put the finishing touches on their lamp.